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Research Impact Roadshow
The document discusses the University at Albany Libraries' research impact roadshow, which aims to educate various campus constituencies about traditional bibliometrics, altmetrics, and open access through tailored presentations. The initiative has evolved to include training on self-service citation searching and promoting institutional repositories, with librarians adjusting content based on audience needs. Future plans involve expanding services to include research data management and reaching out to higher administration and new academic units.
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- 1. Research Impact RoadShow: Adaptable Impact Instruction for Campus Constituencies Ring Number One: Traditional Bibliometrics Cited Reference Searching in WoS & Scopus Journal Impact Metrics Deciding Where to Publish DORA In 2015, the University at Albany Libraries launched Scholars’ Archive, our Institutional Repository (IR). A challenge for the IR staff has been to obtain content for depositing in the repository. At the same time, the Libraries ceased the uniform provision of librarian-conducted citation searches for faculty. Instead, a policy of instruction and assistance was incorporated and a Scholarly Metrics library guide was created. This was done to encourage self-service citation searching, and to provide an introduction in to the nuanced implications of various measures of impact. Combining the concepts of open access and research impact in a scalable, modular “roadshow” provided the Libraries with a tremendous opportunity to reach out to various campus constituencies. The Libraries developed 3 main components to the roadshow, and began to do targeted outreach to campus units promoting library expertise in traditional bibliometrics (primarily for promotion and tenure), newer metrics and increasing research impact, and information about open access and institutional repositories. Librarians and staff were able to scale and modify the roadshow depending on the audience. One or more of the three “rings” can be discussed at length, or all three can be touched upon in a given session. The roadshow will continually be updated as services are added in the future and efforts are underway to reach higher levels of campus administration and other potentially interested parties. Constituencies Reached School of Public Health School of Social Welfare School of Education Counseling Psychology Ph.D. Students UAlbany Librarians Regional Librarians International Ph.D. Students and PostDocs New Faculty Tenured Faculty Additional Benefits Librarian Expertise Now Recognized for: Research Impact Scholarly Communication Bibliometrics Altmetrics Open Access Public Access Authors Rights Copyright Research Process Future Plans Added Services: Research Data Management Journal Publishing New Constituencies: Campus Administration (President, Provost, VP Research) Deans and Department Heads Graduate Student Association Ring Number Two: Altmetrics & Maximizing Impact Article Level Metrics Author Identifiers Alternative Metrics Manifesto Becker Model Ring Number Three: Open Access & IR Basic Concepts Options for Scholarly Output Federal Mandate Compliance Impact of Open Dissemination Success Stories
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- #2 Abstract: The proposed poster will describe the creation, evolution and adaptability of an instruction session called Maximizing Your Research Impact, offered at the University at Albany Libraries since Fall 2014. This one-shot instruction session provides an introduction to traditional bibliometrics, altmetrics, the Becker Model and other impact measures. The second half of the session provides strategies to promote one’s research through various avenues which will likely increase exposure and impact. While the entire presentation was originally a 90 minute lecture, the content has proven to be easily worked into modules that can be used for custom presentations ranging from a 10 minute “flash talk” to a hands-on workshop, thus meeting the needs of differing campus constituencies and bringing the information to venues outside the physical library. The instructor’s future efforts to expand outreach and assess attendee success, as well as the collateral benefits of the Libraries’ increased campus presence will also be presented.